Bundeswehr
Sign in to saveThe '''' (, Federal Defence) are the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. The is divided into a military part (armed forces or Streitkräfte'') and a civil part. The military part consists of the four armed forces: German Army, German Navy, German Air Force and Cyber and Information Domain Service, which are supported by the Bundeswehr Joint Support Command.
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The Bundeswehr is the armed forces of Germany, consisting of both military and civilian components that work together to provide national defense. The military side includes four branches—the German Army, Navy, Air Force, and Cyber and Information Domain Service—all supported by a joint command structure.
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Key facts
- National military.name
- Federal Defence Forces
- National military.image
- Logo of the Bundeswehr.svg
- National military.image_size
- 185
- National military.motto
- ("We. Serve. Germany.")
- National military.branches
- 25px German Army 25px German Navy 25px German Air Force 25px Cyber and Information Domain Service
- National military.headquarters
- Berlin, Bonn, and Potsdam
- National military.chief minister
- Friedrich Merz
- National military.chief minister_title
- Chancellor
- National military.minister
- Boris Pistorius
- National military.minister_title
- Defence Minister
- National military.commander
- Carsten Breuer
- National military.commander_title
Article
35 sectionsContents
- History
- Founding principles
- Cold War: 1955–1990
- German Reunification 1990
- Reorientation
- Coordination with European partners
- Consequences of 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Organisation
- History of organisation
- Senior leadership
- Combat forces
- Operational Command
- Mission
- Military spending
- Representation of the budget since 2010
- Operations
- Equipment
- Lists of equipment
- Equipment of the army
- Equipment of the air force
- Equipment of the navy
- Planned investments
- Appearance
- Uniforms
- Ranks
- Women
- Rank structure
- Recruitment
- Awards
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- In German leaguage
- In English leaguage
- External links
The '''' (, Federal Defence) are the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. The is divided into a military part (armed forces or Streitkräfte'') and a civil part. The military part consists of the four armed forces: German Army, German Navy, German Air Force and Cyber and Information Domain Service, which are supported by the Bundeswehr Joint Support Command.
, the had a strength of 186,221 active-duty military personnel and 81,205 civilians, placing it among the 30 largest military forces in the world, and making it the second largest in the European Union behind France. In addition, the has approximately 860,000 reserve personnel (2025). With the German military budget at $127 billion (€108.2 billion) for 2026, the is the fourth-highest-funded military in the world. Germany's defence spending had averaged approximately 1.2% of GDP over the preceding decade, well below the NATO guideline of 2%, which Germany first met in 2024. NATO's revised spending guidelines call for 3.5% of GDP allocated to defence and an additional 1.5% to critical infrastructure resilience, a threshold endorsed at the 2025 Hague summit. Germany is aiming to expand the to around 203,000 soldiers by 2031 to better cope with increasing responsibilities.